Electric-light fixture



V. LE BEAU ELEGTRC LIGHT FIXTURE Filed Jan; 2, 1924 Y 2 Sheets-Sheet 11 Eli/4000i y l ATTORNEYS v 0. LE BEAU ELECTRIC LIGHT FIXTURE Filed Jam. 2. 1924 2 sheets-snm. 2

. IN-VEN'TOR Vit/for Le eau,

ATTORNEYS Patented Sept. 1, 1925.

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vieron Ln. BEAU, or vNEW onLnANs;moU IsIANA.

4 EnnoTmc-LIGHTV FIXTURE.

4Application filed AJanuary 2, Serial No. 683,986.

Y- To .all .whom .it may concern Beit knownthatfIQfVmToR LE BEAU, a citizen. ofQthe'United States, and a resident offv New Orleans,.in .the .parish of Orleans and (State of Louisiana',,have' invented certain newsandv useful Improvements in Electric-Light Fixtures,l 'of which the :following isa-specification.

This ,invention relates to .an electric Xture for commer-.cialpurposes and has'for ,its

object the provision .ofa device' -forproducing a soft, subdued and shadowlesslight and at .the same'timesuiliciently brilliant and concentrated 'for illuminating the .entire interior of a room regardless .of the color of theyceiling5 walls-.or .floor andv evenly distribu'ting'the light throughout 4the same.

-Affunther object -of dthe invention is .the

provisionl of .a simple and inexpensive .light ing Afixture in Vwhich ia pair ..ofeleetric lamps arelmaintained 1in gaXiala-linement but .in :op-

posed .relation',` each.A lamp- "being enclosed within a' translucent `globe with' the globes likewisebeingin opposed yrelation andfseparated from each other by a reiector whereby the' flight ,rays areharnessed within the .en-

closures and reflected on the .s urfaceofthe .globe .by means .of the reflector, 'the Vintensity o fxthe/frays'being increasedssothat more .light is produeed and a lesswasteof the rays.V

YrIhis invention will be .best` understood vfrom l-a consideration ofy the .following de tailed' description,.in view ofthe accompany-Y ingbdrawingformi-ng apart of the specification ;anevertheless itis tobeunderstood that thefinveiition is not 'confined toithe` disclosure-being susceptible fof -such changes and modifications which shall define no material .departure ifrom the salient features of the invention l fas--expressed .I Vin -v lthe appended 'claims'. i

f 'ln the?.y drawings: v Figure 'l :shows-a Y.view in elevation ofa light-constructed inaccordance with my `in- ',vention. n

Figure?I is a vertical sectionoftthe same.

Figure -i-is a :side viewof substantially Vthe.same'form of light shown in Figures 1 and 2 but :held ina horizontal position.

Figure 4 is a sectional view in detailshowing' the.y Afdisposition of-y Ithe electricv wires ffo'rm of lamp shown in Figure '1.

lamp lshownin'flEigure '5.

l"through the supporting 'rods ofthe light.

Figurev is'averti'calfsection of a modified "Figure '6 is Vaside view of v 'the form of lFigure f7 is lamp.v Y

Figure `8 isa side view 'of a further modia `further modified yform ofthe ication showing the simplest'form 'o'flthej invention.

Referring vmore' .particularly to thefdraw# 1ngs,' 1. designates a metaljdisc havin 'its opposite ,sides treated toj' form a pair v'0 opposed refiectors. '-"A vring' A2 fhasf an annular' gr'o'oveV formed by` 'indenting Vthe metal :of therin'g whi'chfis adapted to' receive: the periphery 'of the met'alfdiscV 1 forl `supporting said j'disc centrally of 'the ring, lthereby .pro`

viding opposed flanges 4; and 5 upon-oppositel sides of the disc to receive the inner open' ends' 6 of a pairof opposed globes 7 andS. Set screws 2a [threaded into perforations in the ring 2.are adapted to engage grooves 1n theglobe's 7 y and 8 for securing the globes in position on the ring. vv"The dis'cl has secured to its opposite faces at the .centralfportion, a pair of; opposed socketsv .9vand' .1O.""I1l.1esey sockets are of 'the usualform and have Va Vporcelain outer casing and an inner eorrugatedor threaded metal sleeve V,adapted to receive the threaded plug y portion'v of thelamp 11. y

.A fU-shaped tubular member having legs 12 andk 13 :has fits outer ,free ends threaded and passed through ,perforati'ons diametrically disposed in lthe reflector 1. Nuts 14 located upon opposite sides of the'disc read ily lock the ends of the'U-shaped member to said: disc.. Extending upwardly and in substantially the same plane withvthe legs 12 andl'is a tubular member 15 having anfeye lsecuredto the upper threaded end of the tubularlmember 15. by means o afthreaded sleeve 159. The eye 16 provides means for suspendingthe eleotnicfiixture froma fixed part'of. avroom. f f

Thetubular legs 12 and 13 and .the pipe 15 provide va conduit for .receiving and `sealing the-electricwires 17 and 18 which are co'n nected lwiththehouse current at one end and with the sockets 9. It will be seen thatfthe lglobe 7 is;provided with a perforationfatfits `upperend through which is inserted theat'u- ,bularmember .15, the globe embracing Lthe ,legs 12 rand Y13 `of the supporting bracket.

v-If'itfbe desired tosupport the kixturesxin a horizontal :position instead of ,the .vertical L-positionshown in Figure 1, thechainlfisj y,connected 'tov the perforated llug 2O secured .to and formedintegrallywith.V theiring 2 and :at rightiangles-tothe axis, ofsaidmingjhe member 24 which is riveted to the strip with Y to the strip 23 by means of bolts 26, the bot-V the metallic' vU-shaped member being soldered or welded to the metal ring 21. A pair of sockets 25 are secured in axial alinement toms of the sockets being adjacent each other and seated upon the strip. The sockets are so connected that electric wire 27 isconnected with one binding post while a' wire 28 is connected with an opposite' binding post on the other socket, the central contact members of the sockets being connected.

The wire 27 is connected to a binding post 29 mounted upon a conducting member 30 which is secured to one face of the insulating-strip 23.' An electric wire 31 is connected with said strip through a binding post 32 and passes through a perforation in a cap 33 mounted upon the end of a cylindrical insulating member 34. Wire 28 is the usual house current.

similarly connected to a conducting member 35 mounted upon the insulating bar 23, the conducting member 35 being connected to an electric wirev 36 which is likewise carried through the perforation in fthe cap 33 and concealed within lthe insulating sleeve 34.

A chain 37 connected with a perforatn n in theV outer projecting end of the insulating member 23 is Vcarried through the cap 33 and adapted Vto'be'connected to a fixed part of the building for supporting the light. A pair of globes 38 and 39 are maintained within the ring 21 by the usual set screws as is well known, the globes enclosing the lamps 40 which Vare mounted in the sockets 25."

A further modified form' shown in Figure 7 which is similar to the form shown in Figures 1 to 3 inclusive and includes the' ring 2? for securing a pair of globes in position the double faced reflector 1a, a pair of sockets 41 connected upon opposite sides of the reflecto-r and in axial alinement. 1nsulating binding posts are secured at the upper end of the bracket and to the ring l2 and are connected by means of wires 43 and 44 to the sockets 41 upon vopposite sides of the reflector 1. The binding posts are connected by means of wires 45 and 46 to The reflector 1a is provided witha lug 47 projecting through a slot in the ring 2a and has a perforation which is'adapted to receive the link of a chain 48 whereby the bracket is supported in the horizontal position from the wall of the room.

' A still further modified form of fixture is shown in Figure 8 in which a metal disc 49 has its opposite faces coated with porce lain to act as a reflector, Sockets 51 are secured in 'axial alinement to the central portion of the disc and for receiving the usual lamps 52. Wires 53 extend frfom the sockets and are connected with the` house current inthe usual manner. A chain 54 is connected to a perforation in the upper end of the disc 49 for the purpose of supporting the disc from the ceiling of the room.

lt will be noted that the axial alinement of the lamps having the reflectors fori projecting the light rays in opposite directions provides a. lamp which will give not only a light similar to the indirect light but the intensity of the light will be greater so that allrportions of a room will be properly and thoroughly lighted by said fixture.

What 1 claim is:

1. An electric fixture Ycomprising a plate having its oppositefaces provided with reflectors, lamp sockets secured to the opposite faces and in axial alinementymeans'for suspending the plate from a fixed part of a building, and globes enclosing the' sockets and the opposite faces of thev plate, said reflectors being adapted to generally reflect the light rays parallel to the axis of the lamps. n f

2.2m electric fixture comprising a yplate having its opposite faces provided with reflectors, lamp sockets secured to the opposite faces andin axial alinement, means forsuspending tlie plate ,froma fixed part of'a building, said plate being provided with oppesitely projecting flanges, andl globesv having their inner ends embraced by the flanges and secured thereto, said globes being axially alined with the sockets, said re-x 3 flectors being adapted to generally ,reflect the Light rays parallel to the axis of the lamps.

3. -An electric fixture comprising aplate having its opposite faces provided withreerally reflect the light rays parallel to the axis of the lamps.

4. An electric fixture comprising a plate having its opposite faces provided with reflecting surfaces, lamp sockets secured in axial alinement to the opposite faces of the pla-te, a ring secured to the periphery of the plate and providing flanges projecting op.-

positely from the faces of the plate, said havingits opposite faces provided with replate having a perforated lipv projecting flecting surfaces, a source of light at each l0 through and beyond the ring and providface of the plate, and means for suspending ing means for suspending the fixture from a the plate vertically from Ya'iiXed part of a n 5 fixed part of a building, and binding posts building, and translucent globes secured to connected With the ring, insulated therethe opposite faces of the plate. from and connected With the sockets.

5. An electric fixture comprising a plate VICTOR LE BEAU. 

